Last Tuesday, the Ukrainian national team held its first training session in the Polish city of Poznan in preparation for the October matches of the 2024/25 Nations League.
Almost, because Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko was working separately from the general group of players. He has a medial collateral ligament injury in his knee.
It will be recalled that in October, Serhiy Rebrov's team will play two home matches in Group B1 of the 2024/2025 Nations League in Poland. On October 11, in the 3rd round, the blue and yellows will host Georgia in Poznan at the ENEA Stadium, and on October 14, in the 4th round, they will play against the Czech Republic in Wroclaw at the Tarczynski Arena Wroclaw Stadium.
Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo), Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar).
Defenders: Mykola Matvienko, Yukhym Konoplya, Valerii Bondar (all - Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo), Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Polissya), Ilya Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), Maksym Taloverov (LASK, Austria), Oleksandr Svatok (Austin, USA).
Midfielders: Mykola Shaparenko, Vitalii Buyalskyi, Vladyslav Kabaev (all from Dynamo), Taras Stepanenko, Heorhii Sudakov, Dmytro Kryskiv, Oleksandr Zubkov (all from Shakhtar), Oleksii Hutsuliak, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both from Polissia), Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Oleksandriia), Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England).
Forwards: Artem Dovbyk (Roma, Italy), Roman Yaremchuk (Olympiacos, Greece), Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo).
Reserve list: Artem Bondarenko, Danylo Sikan (both Shakhtar), Oleksandr Martyniuk (Oleksandriya).